The Game of Love (Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders song)
1965 single by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Game of Love" is a 1964 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, first released as a single from the band's titular album in January 1965 in the United Kingdom, followed by the United States one month later as "Game of Love". The song reached Number 2 on the UK Singles chart and Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year.[4][5] The song also spawned multiple successful cover versions, including a version by Ian "Tex Pistol" Morris that was a Number 1 hit in New Zealand in 1987.[6] The song was also adapted into French by Frank Gérald as "Quand tu es là" ("When you are there") and was recorded by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan, first in July 1965 as the second single off of her 1966 studio album "Il y a deux filles en moi" ("There are two girls in me") that was a hit in French-speaking Belgium,[7][8] followed by a re-recording in 1990, released as a non-album single, that was a minor hit in France.[9][10]
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"The Game of Love" | ||||
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Single by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders | ||||
from the album The Game of Love | ||||
B-side | "Since You've Been Gone" | |||
Released | 22 January 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
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Length | 2:04 | |||
Label | Fontana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Clint Ballard Jr. | |||
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
![]() Side A of the US repressing | ||||